Mumbai Municipal Sweepers get a salary of Rs. 26,000/- pm
THE sweepers in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai are better paid than software Engineers and many Government employees – at least on paper. As per the information collected by an RTI activist, the Municipal Corporation has entered into an agreement with two firms for employing about 1500 workers as sweepers and peons in Municipal schools at a salary of – hold your breath – more than 26000 rupees per month – and this is more than what the teachers and principals of the schools get. Of course, the contractors pocket the major share and pay the sweepers and peons about Rs. 6000 per month!
Even in our CBEC and CBDT, a large number of contract workers are hired. Perhaps those contractors are also paid such huge sums.